Top 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps

iPhone apps generate a lot of buzz in this Apple world of ours, whether they’re useful, entertaining, offensive or just plain expensive. Below is a list of the ten most expensive iPhone apps. Are they useful? In some cases, that’s debatable. After all, the most expensive iPhone app in the App Store’s brief history was little more than a screen saver—that is, before Apple pulled it following user complaints.

Nursing Constellation Plus (Skyscape) – $179.99

Another medical app, Nursing Constellation Plus is intended for use by, er, nurses. Big surprise, that. The app has a variety of reference tools, including a drug dosing calculation tool, medical dictionary and a book of diagnostic tests.

ROSIE Home Automation (Savant Systems LLC) – $199.99

Finally, something really freakin’ cool—ROSIE Home Automation turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a remote control for ROSIE-enabled lighting, security, audio/video and other systems.

iDcrm (Numenes) – $199.99

This app is intended to sync with Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and provide all of the same functionality. It also has the ability to work offline.

Lexi-Dental Complete (Lexi-Comp) – $299.99

Much like Nursing Constellation Plus, Lexi-Dental Complete is a library of reference material—except for dentists. As such, their promotional image is GROSS. A slightly less expensive version, Lexi-Dental Select, is also available.

Mobile Cam Viewer (mobiDEOS, Inc.) – $349.99

Mobile Cam Viewer allows monitoring and control of NVR, DVR or Video Server surveillance systems. Of course, seeing as this is an app for the security conscious, access to the systems is encrypted.

PDR Quote (Labra PTY LTD.) – $349.99

Used to generate quotes for PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) and other automobile repairs, PDR Quote contains a database of over 900 automobile makes and models and allows prices to be customized and adjusted for tax codes.

MATG (MyAccountsToGo) – $449.99

Two varieties of this app are available—SAP BusinessOne and Dynamics GP. Both allow access to their respective financial management systems and may be synced via secure FTP, HTTP or HTTPS.

iRa Pro (Lextech Labs) – $899.99

Intended for security professionals who need to maintain unlimited mobility, iRa Pro allows users to monitor IP-based surveillance equipment. Much like Mobile Cam Viewer, above, this expensive iPhone app interfaces with a video management server to provide that extra sense of security that comes from knowing that you can always check in on whatever it is you’re protecting.

iVIP Black (iVIP Ltd.) – $999.99

The first thing you need to know about using iVIP Black is that you need to be a millionaire; once you’ve purchased the app, you’ll be asked to certify that you’re a “High Net Worth Individual” before you can make use of its services. Also keep in mind that the service is UK-centric, so not only do your millions need to be in British pounds (worth about 1.6 times the US dollar) but you’ll also need to visit the UK in order to take full advantage of the services offered by iVIP. If you’re still interested, you’ll find that iVIP offers access to a number of exclusive goods and services, such as a limited edition iVIP Black iPhone, penthouses in London and New York, private islands, racehorse ownership, helicopters and VIP lounges. Best of all, iVIP Black can be customized to suit your individual needs. iVIP Ltd. offers two alternatives to the most expensive iPhone app in the world—iVIP Blue ($449.99) and iVIP Red (Free).

BarMax: California Edition – $999.99

BarMax LLC. had a very specific subset of people in mind when creating one of the world’s most expensive iPhone apps—law students studying for California’s bar exam. Intended as an alternative to expensive bar preparation courses such as those offered by BarBri, the app offers for $1,000 what traditionally costs three or four times as much. BarMax boasts 1,371 previously used multistate bar exam questions and 100 previously used essay questions. BarMax also has a multistate version, New York version and five other state-specific version in the works and hopes to roll them out before the end of 2010.

Unfortunately, I Am Rich was pulled because too many people bought it thinking it was a joke (or something). As it’s no longer available, it isn’t on the list. It is mentioned in Most Expensive iPhone App.

ChrisSeptember 13, 2009

I am rich was just a way for people that had the money to say they did. It was a way to lower their self-esstem.

kendrickFebruary 7, 2010

am only fifteen and i bought barmax to see will it be useful in the future and its pretty great!!!!

testJanuary 27, 2011

hence you are an idiot

MikeFebruary 9, 2010

Mines jailbroken so it sucked

sophieSeptember 20, 2010

mines jail broke aswell so whoop lol

BusMarch 15, 2010

I have ivip black , Ira pro, bar max on my iPhone just to say I have them. An guess what I got them for free. Lol

BrentSeptember 19, 2010

so have you used ivip blacklist? and did it work I have it but I was afraid to use it.

DylanOctober 29, 2010

Wierd me too… Haha jailbreak

KyleApril 7, 2010

Haha mines jailbroken so I get them 4 fffrreeee!!!!

DaveOctober 27, 2010

Mine is too mate why pay when you can get free lol

jimmyApril 10, 2010

Ira pro, $900 buck ! I found an app that works just like it for $48 procamplus not bad for a$850 bucks off

JordanApril 24, 2010

If you have a jailbroken iphone you can get these all for FREE. idoits

stevenJuly 29, 2010

yeah but its illegal

Sayne7August 4, 2010

actually it's legal as of about a week ago.

Ralf The DogAugust 26, 2010

As stated below, Jailbreaking is legal, using a jailbreak to pirate is not legal.

joeAugust 6, 2010

jailbreaking is not illegal its just frowned upon like masterbating on an airplane

The Fat ManOctober 27, 2010

Yes that might be frowned upon.

Fratty mctasticJanuary 23, 2011

Thatnks a lot bin laden.

KjacksonMay 16, 2010

My Ipod Touch is jailbroken so i can get every app for free just download installous

uncemaster327June 29, 2010

lol yay for using installous!!!!

GRRRRJuly 2, 2010

You guys are stealing thousands of dollars of software and boasting it! This is just awful. I have 2 jailbroken iPhones and I can tell you there are free or cheap alternatives to these apps, you don't need to steal them. I just want to point out one thing: Jailbreaking isn't stealing. Its sad that you fellows associate jailbreaking with piracy.

DA poo pooOctober 14, 2010

Rofl that costs more than my iphone haha why would they even make apps like that.

Philip GreenOctober 15, 2010

I have all of them but all on a different one of my 10 iphones. One for each country i live in.

prickNovember 15, 2010

dont be stupid.

kieranNovember 28, 2010

i got my ipod jailbroken so i can get all these apps free

LivJanuary 3, 2011

Seriously but what is the point of makin an app for that much money when to be honest mo one is really ever gonna buy it costing that amount of money !!

WondercuntJanuary 7, 2011

Really u have a skewed sense of how this should be if ur jail breakin too

orfeasFebruary 5, 2011

Excuse me, but a piece of software for 1000$ is plain stupid. Thank you Iphone Dev-team!

iPhone ExpertFebruary 17, 2011

Actually as of November, 2010 jailbroken iPods and iPhones are both in fact LEGAL the only thing that is illegal about it is uploading cracked applications to Insallous.